Instant Pot Spaghetti Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 pound ground Italian sausage (or ground beef)
- ½ small red onion (diced)
- 3 cloves garlic (minced)
- 2 teaspoons Italian seasoning
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- ¼ teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
- 24 ounces marinara sauce (1 standard jar)
- 8 ounces spaghetti noodles (uncooked)
- 1 ½ cups water
- Parmesan cheese (for serving)
Instructions
- 1
Press the Sauté button on the Instant Pot.
- 2
Sauté
- 3
Once heated, add the sausage (or beef) and onion, breaking the meat up with a wooden spoon. Cook for 4-5 minutes, until the meat is no longer pink, then add the garlic and sauté for 1 minute, seasoning with the Italian seasoning, salt, and red pepper.
5 min - 4
Stir
- 5
Press the Cancel button, then add in the sauce, stirring well.
- 6
Spread
- 7
Break the spaghetti in half and spread them in an even layer over the sauce mixture. Do not stir.
- 8
Add the remaining water to the pasta sauce jar, close, shake gently, and pour the saucy water over the pasta. Again, do not stir.
- 9
Cook
- 10
Close the lid and secure the pressure valve. Cook on Manual High Pressure for 8 minutes. When the cooking time is up, perform a Quick Pressure release.
8 min - 11
Remove
- 12
Carefully remove the lid and stir the cooked spaghetti into the sauce.
- 13
Serve immediately with Parmesan and your favorite pasta sides.
Nutrition
Per serving (based on 4 servings)
